Stephen Brian Raybon II is being charged with attempted second-degree murder in today's shooting of William Christopher Dowling, 21, both of Stanley.

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An apparent argument between two young men over what they were watching on TV resulted in one shooting the other shortly before noon today, a DeSoto Parish sheriff's investigator said.

Lt. Horace Womack said Stephen Brian Raybon II, 17, will be charged with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of William Christopher Dowling, 21, both of the Stanley community.

Dowling was shot once in the upper chest with a .40-caliber handgun. He was conscious and talking when deputies arrived on the scene. Life Air transported him to LSU Hospital in Shreveport for treatment. ...